Re-implantation of an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in a child: A case report
| Autor: | Hallin Karin, Robert Behr, Helge Rask-Andersen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 119-124 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2377-2484 23772484 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23772484.2017.1350108 |
| Popis: | The study aimed at describing a case of auditory brainstem implant (ABI) paediatric re-implantation performed at the Akademiska University Hospital, Sweden. The patient was a boy with Goldenhar syndrome with absent vestibular-cochlear nerves and was first implanted with an ABI in 2009 at the age of two years. A technical device failure in 2015 led to a re-implantation at the age of nine years. The ABI was successfully re-implanted although the implant was closely attached to the surrounding tissue and difficult to remove. The intraoperative electrical auditory brainstem measures (eABRs) gave unclear responses after re-implantation. After 12 months, the patient’s hearing thresholds was not as good as it was after the primary implant, but it is still developing. The child is a full-time user. ABI re-implantation is possible even after many years, although there is a risk that the implant might be fixed to the brainstem and difficult to remove. |
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